All about events and happenings that revolve around our hometowns.
It is Girl Scout Cookie sale time again, a time many people look forward to all year. Customers purchase cookies to eat, and Girl Scout troops raise money for trips and other activities. “Last year our troop took a trip to Marengo Cave in Marengo, Indiana,” says Mary Conner, the leader for Cadet Troop 47609…
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The Warrior Academy at Winamac Community High School addresses the needs of student who struggles with traditional learning by offering alternative education. Traditional education does not always work for students with special needs that range from physical to mental to emotional. Alternative education may be the answer to help a student who struggles in a…
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In an effort of full disclosure, the subject of this article is the author’s own son. Repaying student loans is an ongoing problem, especially in rural Indiana where jobs that require higher education are scarce and many jobs pay minimum wage. However, lack of good jobs is not the only cause for the student loan…
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Jose and Ana Ocampo have been struggling to obtain their legal resident green cards since 2002, when Jose came to the United States to work for a pharmaceutical company. In 2002, Jose Ocampo moved to Indianapolis, Indiana from Costa Rica when he was offered a job with a U.S. pharmaceutical company. Jose was told he…
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The Eastern Pulaski School Corporation hired Mick Armstrong as Transportation Director and Bus Mechanic at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year. School bus safety is his focus. According to the Law Offices of Ronald J. Resmini’s article from August 25, 2015, in the United States “over 12,000 school-aged children are injured in school bus…
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Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac, Indiana celebrates the freedom to read by hosting Banned Books Week October 5 to October 10, 2015. According to the American Library Association’s website, Intellectual Freedom is the freedom to “read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment.” The ALA considers challenging and banning books…
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Enjoy the sights and sounds of one of Indiana’s largest festivals. Residents of Greenfield, IN held their annual festival, from Oct. 1 to Oct. 4, 2015 in honor of their famous resident, James Whitcomb Riley. James Whitcomb Riley was born Oct. 7, 1849 in Greenfield, IN. He became famous for his poetry that featured a…
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Margaret Good, Librarian at Eastern Pulaski Elementary School, talks about this year’s Book Fair. Margaret Good, Eastern Pulaski Elementary School Librarian, promotes reading with the school’s annual book fair on September 21 – 25, 2015. The brain is a muscle that needs exercised, and reading develops the mind and generates focus. Reading is an important…
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